Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) just made a leadership change that matters for anyone watching the stock. The board elected Joe Hinrichs as chairman, with shares edging 0.2% higher in after-hours trading.
For context, Goodyear Tire & Rubber shares have fallen 48.9% on a year to date share price basis and the 1 year total shareholder return is down 32%. The recent 1 day share price gain of 1.6% around the chairman announcement looks more like a brief sentiment shift than a clear change in longer term momentum, which has been fading over the past three and five years.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber now trades well below both analyst targets and one intrinsic value estimate, even after the chairman bump. The gap is wide. Does that represent mispricing or a fair reflection of the risks ahead?
Against a last close of $4.56, the most followed narrative on Goodyear Tire & Rubber pegs fair value at $10.50. This frames today’s pricing as heavily discounted and highly sensitive to any operational repair.
Goodyear does not have a shortage of assets. It has a return problem on a large part of them.
The same debt that makes GT dangerous also makes the common move very quickly if the operating business improves.
See why 4 investors see Goodyear Tire & Rubber as 57% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $10.50 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, Goodyear Tire & Rubber carries heavy net debt and recently reported a sizeable net loss. As a result, any setback in the repair story could quickly pressure equity.
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